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Yesterday afternoon Sen. John McCain came back to Iowa for a townhall in Des Moines; it was his first time in the state since he’s clinched the Republican Party nomination.
I attended the 500+ person event with follow ONE volunteers to make sure that Sen. McCain remembered ONE and the fight to end extreme poverty during the general campaign. Shortly after taking the stage Sen. McCain recognized the many people in the crowd wearing ONE T-shirts, and asked me to stand up. I was already seated on the stage behind him, so I was facing the crowd. Sen. McCain spoke about the ONE Campaign and why he supports what we do. He then handed the microphone over and asked me to speak a little about ONE.
First, I thanked Sen. McCain for his sharing his plans for fighting malaria last week. (All the candidates released statements) and I explained ONE’s non-partisan efforts to educate and raise awareness about extreme poverty around the globe to the hundreds of Iowans at the event.
-Libby Crimmings, Iowa ONE Vote ’08
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I knew I saw some One shirts on the news! Great job!
May 4, 2008 at 8:22 am
Interesting facts I learned from Aneki.com today.
· Norway is the best country in the world to live in.
· Netherlands has the fewest deaths on the roads.
· USA is the richest country in the world.
· France has the best healthcare in the world.
· Sweden has the safest children in the world.
· The Netherlands is the best country in the world for children.
· Sweden is the best country for gender equality.
· Rwanda has the most women in parliament.
· Finland is the cleanest country in the world.
· Luxembourg is the richest country in the world per capita.
The best thing these countries have to offer is not their money but their ways. These countries should be approached to communicate their knowledge to developing countries that are the furthest away from reaching the millennium goals.
They should teach their way of achieving their respective successes to other countries. I believe that is the simplest way for eradicating poverty.